NDLI: Goods That are Truly Good and Services that Truly Serve: Reflections on “Caritas in Veritate”

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Author	Goodpaster, Kenneth E.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	If we read the central message of Caritas in Veritate (CV) through the lens of contemporary business ethics—and the encyclical does seem to invite such a reading (CV 40–41, and 45–47)—there is first of all a diagnosis of a crisis. Then, we are offered a response to the diagnosis: charity in truth, “the principle around which the Church’s social doctrine turns, a principle that takes on practical form in the criteria that govern moral action.” (CV 6) In business ethics, the norms of personal and (especially) corporate responsibility are the natural correlates to “the criteria that govern moral action.” Using this as a point of departure, I propose to relate some recent scholarship in business ethics to the message of CV—with the suggestion that there is significant convergence. I argue, further, that the encyclical breaks new ground with its suggestion that, at the center of our moral thinking in business ethics lies a logic of contribution or gift. I discuss Benedict’s understanding of the crisis, and his exhortation to reach beyond conventional interpretations of corporate responsibility, under the following four headings: Diagnosing a Crisis, Institutionalizing Conscience, A Tripartite View of Corporate Responsibility, and Comprehensive Moral Thinking.
Starting Page	9
Ending Page	16
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01674544
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume Number	100
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15730697
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-01-17
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Corporate responsibility Conscience Comprehensive moral thinking Goods and services Quality of Life Research Ethics Management/Business for Professionals Economic Growth
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Business and International Management Law Economics and Econometrics

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